Giuliani calls for adding 10 brigades to Army [View All]

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Playing to an audience steeped in military tradition, Rudolph Giuliani Saturday called for the U.S. Army to be expanded by at least 10 new combat brigades, or about 35,000 soldiers, to fight wars and terrorism around the world.

Giuliani, the Republican presidential front-runner, offered the massive expansion as he blasted the post-Cold War "peace dividend" that sharply reduced military forces, largely under the Clinton administration in the 1990s, as "one of our country's worst mistakes."

"I believe America needs at least 10 new combat brigades in addition to those already proposed by President Bush and are already in the budget," Giuliani said.

In a half-hour commencement address at the Citadel, the historic military college here, Giuliani stressed the need for a strong military and victory in Iraq, but never once mentioned his views on social issues.